[1][2][3] It preserves mainly marine fossils dating back to the Late Oligocene through the Pliocene epochs of the Neogene period.

[4] This group contains one of the best studied fossil record of Neogene oceans in the world.

Professional Paleontologists and amateur fossil hunters alike collect from this group intensely.

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